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seven years ago, there was a consensus in washington that the earth's atmosphere could be altered. it is a different story. over the next hour, we will discuss opinion, with james hansen and our live audience here at the in san francisco. today, dr. hansen is receiving the 2012 stephen schneider award for outstanding climate science climate one. stephen schneider was a who was involved in the formation of climate one that[applause] sandy. new york? to place it in a modern context, we have to turn to proxy data like coral and ice to piece together the puzzle of how the climate buried in the distant past. it showed it was relatively warm. it was about a thousand years ago. recently that exceeded anything we have seen. it was featured in the summary for policy makers in 2001. when it became an icon, those who find the science inconvenient saw the need to try to discredit this graph. they saw discrediting me as a way to do that. some have been attacked for the work they have done. i was also bill of five. my book tells the story of what it is like to be a scientist and find yourself in
seven years ago, there was a consensus in washington that the earth's atmosphere could be altered. it is a different story. over the next hour, we will discuss opinion, with james hansen and our live audience here at the in san francisco. today, dr. hansen is receiving the 2012 stephen schneider award for outstanding climate science climate one. stephen schneider was a who was involved in the formation of climate one that[applause] sandy. new york? to place it in a modern context, we have to...
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he took his first trip to washington d.c. on and on our flight. next, i want to tell you about joe. he is gone -- he is accompanied today by his wife terese. many of you no joke, but you might not know why. his picture was taken in 1945 for the "life magazine." it was called the human skeleton, weighing only 70 pounds. his photograph became one of the most iconic images of world war two. it is only fitting that today is joe's 87th birthday. [applause] gio and julian's stories have been submitted to the veterans history project at the library of congress. for years and years, researchers and documentarian's can use those stories for their future projects. these two men represent a less than 2 million world war ii veterans living today, men and women who fought all across the world to defend and protect not only our country from harm, but something much more fundamental, our freedom. freedom is this big lofty ideal, it is a word used a lot in washington, d.c., but i wonder if it has lost its potency. when joe was liberated, there was another p.o.w. in the caught right next to him. tha
he took his first trip to washington d.c. on and on our flight. next, i want to tell you about joe. he is gone -- he is accompanied today by his wife terese. many of you no joke, but you might not know why. his picture was taken in 1945 for the "life magazine." it was called the human skeleton, weighing only 70 pounds. his photograph became one of the most iconic images of world war two. it is only fitting that today is joe's 87th birthday. [applause] gio and julian's stories have...
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this was the height of ignorance on washington's part. this is an example of the senate had responsible for legislating the internet had no idea what it was. it struck me as describing the physical infrastructure and when it is. -- what it is. everywhere there are these metal conduits. and produc>> is there someplacet anyone can access a map of the internet? >> sure. quit quite a few. the paper map of the undersea cables, they have done a great online version of that map. the internet is not hidden. these major nodes are public in an odd way. the companies that own and operate them are eager for others to know who is there and how important they are. it is not as if this is something that everything is hush-hush about. quite the opposite. these are places where the networks are operating and one other networks to know. >> you mentioned washington as somebody who follows technology. what is your impression of washington when it comes to policies, tech policies? >> it is not something i have covered very closely at all. my interest runs mor
this was the height of ignorance on washington's part. this is an example of the senate had responsible for legislating the internet had no idea what it was. it struck me as describing the physical infrastructure and when it is. -- what it is. everywhere there are these metal conduits. and produc>> is there someplacet anyone can access a map of the internet? >> sure. quit quite a few. the paper map of the undersea cables, they have done a great online version of that map. the...
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in washington, washington had about 30,000 people as a city. 12,000 of them were black. the majority free, no slaves. >> what led to the first race riots? jefferson morley recounts what happened, part of what today's through new year's day on c- span2's book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: damian paletta join us here at the table. thank you for joining us. this is the fourth time that congress has had a post- christmas lame duck session. what does that tell you about the magnitude of the issues? guest: it is not like an issue us.'s snuck up on expiring tax cuts, payroll tax cuts is going away. all these things have been out there for a long time. some of this was put off because of the election. they have to get some kind of deal to avert what can be a messy beginning of the new year. host: any deal is likely to be limited. guest: we have heard about the talks between president obama and john boehner. a grand deal that would include some changes to social security, medicare, cuts in defense spending potentially as well. talking $4 trillion -- we are talking
in washington, washington had about 30,000 people as a city. 12,000 of them were black. the majority free, no slaves. >> what led to the first race riots? jefferson morley recounts what happened, part of what today's through new year's day on c- span2's book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: damian paletta join us here at the table. thank you for joining us. this is the fourth time that congress has had a post- christmas lame duck session. what does that tell...
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the term we use in washington to describe this is mitigation. and do not think that word makes clear enough the critical task we are pursuing. this is about rebuilding in a stronger, smarter and better way. we should have learned lessons from the gulf after hurricane katrina. transit agencies lost buses in the storm. when they started speaking with fema about replacing those buses, fema said they had to buy used buses of roughly the same age. these agencies were put in the absurd position of scouring the country trying to find someone who would sell them old bosses. but with mitigation funding, we can pay for new buses to replace the old ones. this same principle applies to rail transit. should we put the station back together with the same exact vulnerability to flooding, or should we rebuild in a way that would prevent such extensive flood damage in the future. of course we should rebuild. for my friends who are fiscal hawks, it is fiscally responsible to ensure that we do not have repetitive loss, economic consequences, and human consequences
the term we use in washington to describe this is mitigation. and do not think that word makes clear enough the critical task we are pursuing. this is about rebuilding in a stronger, smarter and better way. we should have learned lessons from the gulf after hurricane katrina. transit agencies lost buses in the storm. when they started speaking with fema about replacing those buses, fema said they had to buy used buses of roughly the same age. these agencies were put in the absurd position of...
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coming up today on c-span, washington journal is live with the latest news from capitol hill. then live at 10:00 eastern, the u.s. house reconvened for morning our speeches. at noon the house begins legislative business. in 45 minutes on washington journal, john fund of the national review talks about gun control in the wake of the shooting in newtown, conn.. allison sh
coming up today on c-span, washington journal is live with the latest news from capitol hill. then live at 10:00 eastern, the u.s. house reconvened for morning our speeches. at noon the house begins legislative business. in 45 minutes on washington journal, john fund of the national review talks about gun control in the wake of the shooting in newtown, conn.. allison sh
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here is the head line at "the washington post" fed page. josh hicks reports -- guest: i just got back from china, and we talked about the electoral college there, and a state that have a problem with freedom, you know, and democracy. they can't figure it out. i tried to explain to them and they still wonder why do we still have this if we were this representative democracy and the people have their way. very interesting. host: how did you answer the question? guest: i tried to explain the foundation. the fact we have federalism and states have power and in this particular case it is the power to select a president. they did not want congress to do it. but they still cannot buy it, i don't think. host: on twitter -- asking to explain the historical justification and why do we need it now. guest: the justification for it at the founding was they did not want congress to make the selection of the president. they wanted to take away from the capital where maybe chicanery would occur and people would do deals. they wanted it to respect federalis
here is the head line at "the washington post" fed page. josh hicks reports -- guest: i just got back from china, and we talked about the electoral college there, and a state that have a problem with freedom, you know, and democracy. they can't figure it out. i tried to explain to them and they still wonder why do we still have this if we were this representative democracy and the people have their way. very interesting. host: how did you answer the question? guest: i tried to explain...
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you can listen to c-span radio in the washington baltimore area the 90.1 f.m. on channel 119 or c-span radio.org. >> we will talk about this year's major news events and the political, cultural, and social changes. our guest is author and radio talk-show host bill bennett. and a look ahead at the political environment in 23,
you can listen to c-span radio in the washington baltimore area the 90.1 f.m. on channel 119 or c-span radio.org. >> we will talk about this year's major news events and the political, cultural, and social changes. our guest is author and radio talk-show host bill bennett. and a look ahead at the political environment in 23,
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back in 1968, when washington, d.c. exploded with riots and whenever, the first sent in the national guard, who could not handle it. president johnson called in the second airborne. -- 82nd airborne. the story is that he put a trooper at every door in the schools. one trooper for the whole school. i went to eastern high school, it was a very large school. i walked out that day and the trooper was standing there in full combat gear. flak jacket, gloves, the whole works. he had a fixed bayonet. there was no trouble in the whole school because of that one airborne. now, the fire is already raging out here. we are awash in guns. my solution to the problem, i am nervous, but my solution to the problem is that we are going to have to arm neighborhood militias. we have to protect the most innocent of the innocent. you do not get in there and start talking about gun control on capitol hill, they will not do anything. we need to arm the neighborhood citizens who are capable of handling these automatic weapons. let the criminal e
back in 1968, when washington, d.c. exploded with riots and whenever, the first sent in the national guard, who could not handle it. president johnson called in the second airborne. -- 82nd airborne. the story is that he put a trooper at every door in the schools. one trooper for the whole school. i went to eastern high school, it was a very large school. i walked out that day and the trooper was standing there in full combat gear. flak jacket, gloves, the whole works. he had a fixed bayonet....
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his sign washington's city and the design for a palace. it was not particularly awe inspiring. in 1821, a diplomat said it was neither large nor awe inspiring, but the sponsor -- the answer said if it were larger or more elegant, perhaps some president would be inclined to become a permanent resident. >> new york times photo credit has gathered some of her favorite photographs of the white house. watch tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern and pacific on "american history tv." >> i think the challenge for us is we want to be on every device for every person on every hour of the day. we are a mobile society. the challenge is to make sure that we are on ipads, computers, phones, as well as the traditional viewing on a wonderful high-definition television screen. the other challenge we have is the spectrum is a finite resource. there's not enough spectrum in the universe to do all video by broadband. it will always fail because of the transmission of video one to one. you cannot do that. >> the head of the nab, gordon smith. >> as president obama begins his second term in office, what is t
his sign washington's city and the design for a palace. it was not particularly awe inspiring. in 1821, a diplomat said it was neither large nor awe inspiring, but the sponsor -- the answer said if it were larger or more elegant, perhaps some president would be inclined to become a permanent resident. >> new york times photo credit has gathered some of her favorite photographs of the white house. watch tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern and pacific on "american history tv." >> i...
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washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> by a majority of 6 to 3 and they are going to say that is precedent. and indiana had a -- >> they decided on the indiana case it was constitutional for them to establish i.d. they did not say that all of those states who have subsequently done that -- >> let me finish because you misrepresent what i said. >> hold on. >> that's the law of the land. >> when i hear these accusations that black people, voter i.d. laws disproportionately affect minorities, it implies to me we have something missing in our brain. to me if white can get i.d.'s to vote and follow the processes to follow the laws, what are you telling black people? that they are not good enough, that they are lesser than and that bothers me from democrats on the left that we always have to make special -- there has to be a specialness when we deal with minorities because they are too feebleminded. we need to make concessions for them because they can't follow the rules like everybody else. and when you treat peop
washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> by a majority of 6 to 3 and they are going to say that is precedent. and indiana had a -- >> they decided on the indiana case it was constitutional for them to establish i.d. they did not say that all of those states who have subsequently done that -- >> let me finish because you misrepresent what i said. >> hold on. >> that's the law of the land. >> when i hear these accusations that black people, voter i.d....
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and between washington d.c. and new york city, amtrak carries twice as many passengers as all airlines come bind. today it carries 75% of inner city travel letters between new york and washington. amtrak has done all this with the threat of funding cuts and privatization especially of the profitable northeast corridor hanging over its head. we know that in other parts of the world privatization of high speed passenger rail has tried and failed to solve the problems it was intended to solve. these plans were almost always preceded by funding cuts, system i can safety and reliability problems caused a great deal of upheaval in the transportation and forced countries to renational lies a system. with that being said, we think that amtrak's long-term next general plan for the northeast corridor provides a temp plate for a public private partnership that is worth discussing. if the partnership does not reduce the public interest or the interest of the brotherhood of lock motive engineers and other skilled workers. fu
and between washington d.c. and new york city, amtrak carries twice as many passengers as all airlines come bind. today it carries 75% of inner city travel letters between new york and washington. amtrak has done all this with the threat of funding cuts and privatization especially of the profitable northeast corridor hanging over its head. we know that in other parts of the world privatization of high speed passenger rail has tried and failed to solve the problems it was intended to solve....
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that is all for "washington journal" today. thank you for turning in. later on, the house will be in at 12:00 p.m. for morning hours and then [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> here's a look at what is happening today. oming up, a look at egypt's constitutional referendum. we'll have a live on c-span to at 10:30 eastern -- on c-span2. we will focus on two stay today. we're in columbus, ohio and later we'll of taped coverage of the meeting in north carolina. beckett's underway at noon eastern on c-span3. rely that 12:15 with a discussion on raising the medicare eligibility age. you can watch it on c-span2. >> we want to beat on every device or every person at every hour of the day. we're a mobile society. the challenge is to make sure we're on pads, computers, phones, as well as in the traditional living room on the high-definition television screen. the other challenge is that spectrum is a finite resource and others want that resource. there's not enough spectrum to do all
that is all for "washington journal" today. thank you for turning in. later on, the house will be in at 12:00 p.m. for morning hours and then [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> here's a look at what is happening today. oming up, a look at egypt's constitutional referendum. we'll have a live on c-span to at 10:30 eastern -- on c-span2. we will focus on two stay today. we're in columbus, ohio and...
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nobody's drugs are safe here in washington. [laughter] but i feel good about this one. it was planted before hurricane sandy and made it through the storm in one piece. i know our neighbors to the north had a more ruthless and destructive sandy. it was especially difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. this is a time for us to be grateful for the heroism and the perseverance of the men and women who showed us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges that we face. as i did before thanksgiving, i can help but tell a story of their and during holiday spirit. in midland beach, new york, among the businesses devastated by the storm, a big christmas tree shines out of the darkness. as impacted families were still getting back to normal, one local nursery donated the tree. another chipped in for the lights. and 70-year-old, and his longtime buddies in the area planted it at the end of the street overlooking the town beach. as tom says, the tree has one function. it is christmas time. not disaster time. that sounds right. it brings you the mes
nobody's drugs are safe here in washington. [laughter] but i feel good about this one. it was planted before hurricane sandy and made it through the storm in one piece. i know our neighbors to the north had a more ruthless and destructive sandy. it was especially difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. this is a time for us to be grateful for the heroism and the perseverance of the men and women who showed us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges that we...
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. >> tomorrow on washington journal, we will talk about the latest on the fiscal cliff with a columnist. that is followed by a look at president obama's cabinet for his second term. our guest is reporter david jackson. and then a look at what is next for iraq. we are joined by author michael gordon. live at 7:00 eastern on c- span. >> i started to get word in the summer and fall of 1774. the british out of roles and diplomats were reporting to the crown the colonists are sending ships everye
. >> tomorrow on washington journal, we will talk about the latest on the fiscal cliff with a columnist. that is followed by a look at president obama's cabinet for his second term. our guest is reporter david jackson. and then a look at what is next for iraq. we are joined by author michael gordon. live at 7:00 eastern on c- span. >> i started to get word in the summer and fall of 1774. the british out of roles and diplomats were reporting to the crown the colonists are sending...
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i mean the only budget in the entire city of washington, d.c. that has been passed. it doesn't just make a little bitity change you can't see 10 years from now. it takes us from this red path, our current spending path, our current debt and deficit path, and it puts us on the road to balance. on the road to balance. not just on the road to eliminating our annual deficit bus the road to finally paying all the bills back. taxes can't do it, mr. speaker. they can destroy the economy but they cannot pay the bills. spending is the problem. we can take that challenge on, mr. speaker. we have in this house with our budget passed in a bipartisan way, we took on those tough challenges. i say to the president again, mr. speaker, i know he wants to raise taxes. he's opinion talking about it for two years. but where are his spending cuts? they ask the folks in the presidential debate, mr. speaker, republicans, would you agree to a $1 tax increase if we cut spending by $10. and everybody said in. -- said no. i challenge the president to give that a whirl. take all these tax incre
i mean the only budget in the entire city of washington, d.c. that has been passed. it doesn't just make a little bitity change you can't see 10 years from now. it takes us from this red path, our current spending path, our current debt and deficit path, and it puts us on the road to balance. on the road to balance. not just on the road to eliminating our annual deficit bus the road to finally paying all the bills back. taxes can't do it, mr. speaker. they can destroy the economy but they...
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next, grover norquist was on this morning's "washington journal." this is 40 minutes. host: someone who's been in the news and on the news lately is on your screen now, grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. mr. norquist, make your case for no tax increases at this point in our economic situation. guest: two years ago president obama extended all of the tax cuts that lapsed in janurary. he did so because he said the economy was weak and raising taxes ordered. the economy is not any stronger now than it was. in addition to the tax increase, he wants to impose by letting some of the bush tax cuts laps, he has already got a trillion dollars in tax increases that starting in january to pay for obamacare. when you think about fiscal cliff, the bush tax cuts have collapsed, sequestration cuts spending, and then there's a trillion dollar tax increase that obama has over the next decade to pay for obamacare. interestingly, he decided to delay those taxes until after he was reelected. but they start kicking in in january. very painful and hit the middle class h
next, grover norquist was on this morning's "washington journal." this is 40 minutes. host: someone who's been in the news and on the news lately is on your screen now, grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. mr. norquist, make your case for no tax increases at this point in our economic situation. guest: two years ago president obama extended all of the tax cuts that lapsed in janurary. he did so because he said the economy was weak and raising taxes ordered. the...
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goes to show nobody's job is safe here in washington. [laughter] but i feel good about this one. it was planted just days before hurricane sandy and it made it through the storm in one piece. now we know that some of our neighbors to the north saw a more ruthless and destructive sandy. and this holiday season is especially difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. it's also time for us to be grateful for the thousands of men and women in the storm's path that show us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges we face. as i did before thanksgiving i can't help but tell a story of their holiday spirit. in midland beach, new york, on a street lined with businesses devastated by the storm, a big christmas tree shines out of the darkness. just a couple of weeks ago as impacted families were seeking some sense of getting back to normal, one local nursery donated the tree and another chipped in for the lights and star. and 70-year-old tom and his long-time buddies from the area planted it at the end of the street overlooking the town beach. as tom says, th
goes to show nobody's job is safe here in washington. [laughter] but i feel good about this one. it was planted just days before hurricane sandy and it made it through the storm in one piece. now we know that some of our neighbors to the north saw a more ruthless and destructive sandy. and this holiday season is especially difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. it's also time for us to be grateful for the thousands of men and women in the storm's path that show us that...
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from "washington journal", this is 40 minutes. host: we will continue our look at the so-called fiscal cliff and its impact on taxes on spending. today we focus on the issue of medicare. our guest is mary agnes carey, senior health correspondent for kaiser health news. how is medicare funded? guest: it is funded by payroll taxes. part b is the outpatient services and funded by premiums and general revenue. host: does it pay for itself? guest: the needs are met and the trustees say the program is funded through 2024 with the reduction in the healthcare law to providers. 50 million people rely on this program. it benefits individuals over the age of 65. a lot of people depend on it. host: what is the current budget for medicare? guest: about $550 billion for this year. host: does that include the premiums that seniors pay? guest: what they pay it will go to the payments that will go to the doctors that care for the beneficiary. host: how much is coming out of general revenue? guest: the beneficiaries pay 25% of the program in part b
from "washington journal", this is 40 minutes. host: we will continue our look at the so-called fiscal cliff and its impact on taxes on spending. today we focus on the issue of medicare. our guest is mary agnes carey, senior health correspondent for kaiser health news. how is medicare funded? guest: it is funded by payroll taxes. part b is the outpatient services and funded by premiums and general revenue. host: does it pay for itself? guest: the needs are met and the trustees say the...
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we maintain and operate for bridges, including the george washington bridge. that busiest vehicular crossing in the world at the holland and lincoln tunnels which beat new york and new jersey. other assets include the world busiest bus terminal, the largest port complex on the east coast and a bistate into rail system. annually, more than 109 million people use our airports, which handled more than 2.1 million tons of cargo. about 465 million people use our heads and river and s.i. bridges and tunnels. about 3.4 cargo containers move through our ports. all told, we transport nearly 700 million people a year and billions of dollars worth of goods to our vital and added to it -- indispensable transportation network. super storm santee brought this to a complete halt just of month ago. knowing the potential for widespread damage, we took all possible precautions under the direction of our governors. at the port authority, we conduct exercises and drills for all types of hazards, including major weather events. days before sandy arrived, we replaced thousands of s
we maintain and operate for bridges, including the george washington bridge. that busiest vehicular crossing in the world at the holland and lincoln tunnels which beat new york and new jersey. other assets include the world busiest bus terminal, the largest port complex on the east coast and a bistate into rail system. annually, more than 109 million people use our airports, which handled more than 2.1 million tons of cargo. about 465 million people use our heads and river and s.i. bridges and...
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washington, d.c. for over decades now. one of my local news -- the chicago tribune reports that at the end of march, murders in my city had spiked almost 60%. and as of june, homicide in chicago were up almost 20% over last year. 488 murders to date. ranging from 18 months to 19 years. these are americans also shot down like dogs in the street. as i recall being in the hospital room when my son was pronounced dead, there was a primal scream that came from his sister, his mother. it wasn't a scream of a black woman. it wasn't a scream of a white mother. it wasn't a scream of a latina mother mother or a scream of an asian mother. it was a scream, a primal scream of a mother. a scream that is rarely duplicated anywhere. it is a horrible scream and i can't get that scream out of my consciousens. so i applaud speaker pelosi, leader pelosi, soon to be speaker pelosi and i applaud the democrats who are standing here. we must stop future sandy hooks right now. we cannot allow the schools of america to become
washington, d.c. for over decades now. one of my local news -- the chicago tribune reports that at the end of march, murders in my city had spiked almost 60%. and as of june, homicide in chicago were up almost 20% over last year. 488 murders to date. ranging from 18 months to 19 years. these are americans also shot down like dogs in the street. as i recall being in the hospital room when my son was pronounced dead, there was a primal scream that came from his sister, his mother. it wasn't a...
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that's barely enough to run washington for eight days. mr. speaker, we are less than four weeks from falling off the fiscal cliff. it's time for democrats to come to the table with something more than job-killing taxes. if they have serious ideas for entitlement reform, the american people deserve to hear them. unfortunately, mr. speaker, the reason we haven't heard democrat ideas for entitlement reform may be because they have no plans to cut or reform entitlement spending at all. this is just another game from their playbook. raise taxes and increase spending, as always. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the house will come to order. the house will come to order. will members please take their conversations off the floor. are there any more "for one minutes? -- for one minutes? any more requests for one minutes? the gentleman from texas. without objection. mr. poe: on christmas day most of us will wake up with our families, smell of turkey in the often, homemade apple pie. but on the other side of the
that's barely enough to run washington for eight days. mr. speaker, we are less than four weeks from falling off the fiscal cliff. it's time for democrats to come to the table with something more than job-killing taxes. if they have serious ideas for entitlement reform, the american people deserve to hear them. unfortunately, mr. speaker, the reason we haven't heard democrat ideas for entitlement reform may be because they have no plans to cut or reform entitlement spending at all. this is just...
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senior officials in washington sure that profound responsibility. we have to reduce the risk that people face and make sure they have the resources that they need. that includes the men and women of the depomed execute he service. i have been deeply honored to serve with many of these brave men and women. they are professionals and patriots. they serve in places where there is little or no u.s. presence. i trust them with my life. it is important to recognize that our colleagues and across the department at home and abroad get it right list times for years on end on some of the top the circumstances imaginable. he cannot lose sight of that. -- we cannot lose sight of that. we have to do better. be open to our colleagues who lost their lives in benghazi. -- we owe it to our colleagues who lost their lives in benghazi. thousands of our colleagues are serving america in diplomatic posts around the world. we will never forget every act of terrorism and we'll never stop working to make things better and safer. the united states will keep leading and enga
senior officials in washington sure that profound responsibility. we have to reduce the risk that people face and make sure they have the resources that they need. that includes the men and women of the depomed execute he service. i have been deeply honored to serve with many of these brave men and women. they are professionals and patriots. they serve in places where there is little or no u.s. presence. i trust them with my life. it is important to recognize that our colleagues and across the...
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host: flags all around washington, d.c. are at half staff this morning like the one you are feeling on the capital. good morning and welcome to "washington journal." for the first hour we will be talking about the aftermath of the shooting of in newtown, conn that happened yesterday. we will talk about the actions of the teachers. we will get into discussion about gun-control. that always seems to come up after situations like this. we would like for you to get involved in the conversation. the numbers are on the screen. we want to hear from teachers and people who work in the classrooms, principals and vice principals, people connected with education to find your thoughts on what happened yesterday. the actions of the teachers. how safe are in america's schools and america's schoolchildren. this is how the story is being played this morning on the front page of the "new york daily news." this is the way it is being reported this morning in "the wall street journal." the president talked about the shootings at the elementar
host: flags all around washington, d.c. are at half staff this morning like the one you are feeling on the capital. good morning and welcome to "washington journal." for the first hour we will be talking about the aftermath of the shooting of in newtown, conn that happened yesterday. we will talk about the actions of the teachers. we will get into discussion about gun-control. that always seems to come up after situations like this. we would like for you to get involved in the...
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in december 1775 -- that is our first president, george washington. >> i think george washington said this when he was up in massachusetts in the beginning of december 1775 or maybe late november. communications were slow in these days. washington, in that point in time, probably the most recent things he knew about dunmore was probably as close to the peak of his power in virginia because ultimately he was chased out of virginia. but during the summer and fall of 1775, he was very effective in sending out troops to raid plantations. he was stirring up the indians. they could find refuge and get the fleet of the british army. even stirred up the insurrection of indentured servants. not only did it look like he might succeed, but there were rumors that he would ascend the party in the area of alexandria, virginia. george washington is up there in massachusetts worried about his wife. even thomas jefferson worried about his wife at the same time. and i put that in. i did not dwell on it. i think it is a footnote or something like that. but washington had a personal concern there, too. >
in december 1775 -- that is our first president, george washington. >> i think george washington said this when he was up in massachusetts in the beginning of december 1775 or maybe late november. communications were slow in these days. washington, in that point in time, probably the most recent things he knew about dunmore was probably as close to the peak of his power in virginia because ultimately he was chased out of virginia. but during the summer and fall of 1775, he was very...
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george washington is up there in massachusetts were about his wife. even thomas jefferson were about his wife at the same time. and i put that in. i did not dwell on it. i think it is a footnote or something like that. but washington had a personal concern there, to. >> lord dunmore, what was his position? >> he was the royal governor of virginia and he was also a guy with an incredible ego. an awful lot of inability to make the decision because he was so caught up in himself and his potential success. >> you called him combative, touchy and arrogant. >> well, arrogant like so many of the british aristocracy would have been. but he was an odd duck. when he captured and build some of the ports in the ohio valley, he named them after his subsidiary titles. he was the beer and blair -- the baron blair. it was fort dunmore for a while. he had an ego a mile wide. >> so what was the relationship in those days between george washington and dunmore? >> they knew each other. late winter, before the hostilities got intense in the capital of virginia, they were
george washington is up there in massachusetts were about his wife. even thomas jefferson were about his wife at the same time. and i put that in. i did not dwell on it. i think it is a footnote or something like that. but washington had a personal concern there, to. >> lord dunmore, what was his position? >> he was the royal governor of virginia and he was also a guy with an incredible ego. an awful lot of inability to make the decision because he was so caught up in himself and...
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host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good question. it actually isn't really right. so the payroll tax is basically being used as a vehicle to deliver the tax cuts to workers. the way the federal budget accounting works is that the money that is not going into the social security system via the reduced payroll tax, is being reimbursed from general revenue so the reduced -- the reduced payroll tax from the last few years will not affect benefits that you accrue for the future. host: mark of the american enterprise institute writes under the headline "make the middle class pay more." he says -- host: your thoughts about what m
host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good...
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come back to washington. work on a compromise, the basis of which should be the president's compromise. every time we have offered a compromise, the republicans have gone in the other direction. we were here. they were there. we went this direction. they have left town. that is no way to cut a bill that is comprehensive. we urge them to return to washington and avoid the fiscal cliffs. with that, i will turn it back to our leader. >> as the speaker said last night, "the house did not take up the bill because we did not have votes to pass it. it is not the outcome that i wanted." that was not the will of the house. it may have been the will of the caucus. you do not know the will of the house until you bring the bill to the floor. i believe there would be bipartisan support for the $250,000 proposal we have as a discharge petition. i think that is why they did not bring it up. they knew how republicans would vote for it. any questions? >> [indiscernible] given what happened last night, is there any appetite to
come back to washington. work on a compromise, the basis of which should be the president's compromise. every time we have offered a compromise, the republicans have gone in the other direction. we were here. they were there. we went this direction. they have left town. that is no way to cut a bill that is comprehensive. we urge them to return to washington and avoid the fiscal cliffs. with that, i will turn it back to our leader. >> as the speaker said last night, "the house did not...
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this is what washington is doing. that is the top priority. did you are the mean you're going to retain more taxes from the people that create jobs. that is the reality of it. leave it thereto and go on to might. caller: good evening. i have listened to all of this for years. i in 52 years old. when he left office he left the surplus. we spent trillions of dollars. president obama inherited a disaster. if the cuts go there are school districts, it would be a $2.5 million hit on our schools. they're going to start cutting programs on education, at the funding for breakfast in school for children. for some people these are the only males are kids get a deal -- a day. that is the way it is. we cannot cut funding for everything. if the people that have all this great just appeared we will talk more about this tomorrow on "washington journal." our guest will be george zornick and charles hurt. we're 21 more call on the republican line. caller: good evening. i object to the way the president makes these big fanfares. the whole truth is now coming ou
this is what washington is doing. that is the top priority. did you are the mean you're going to retain more taxes from the people that create jobs. that is the reality of it. leave it thereto and go on to might. caller: good evening. i have listened to all of this for years. i in 52 years old. when he left office he left the surplus. we spent trillions of dollars. president obama inherited a disaster. if the cuts go there are school districts, it would be a $2.5 million hit on our schools....
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"washington journal" continues. host: as part of the fiscal cliff that is looming, we look at different aspects, today, the alternative minimum tax, which will impact 30 million americans if congress does nothing. we are joined by georgetown law's john buckley. what is the alternative minimum tax. -- tax? guest: is requires it to pay the greater of what you pay under regular income tax, or what you would compute under the minimum tax, which has a slightly more broad base, this allowing some of the reductions in a regular tax. in some respects, it is very similar to the patch on itemized deductions that is being discussed. rather than directly attack preferences and expenditures, it puts an overall cap on the benefit. there is no new idea in this debate. the cap there's a strong relationship to how the alternative minimum tax works. host: here is a form from the irs in 2011 tax preparation, and this is part one, the alternative minimum tax income. how do you know if you fall into the amt? how you know? guest: i belie
"washington journal" continues. host: as part of the fiscal cliff that is looming, we look at different aspects, today, the alternative minimum tax, which will impact 30 million americans if congress does nothing. we are joined by georgetown law's john buckley. what is the alternative minimum tax. -- tax? guest: is requires it to pay the greater of what you pay under regular income tax, or what you would compute under the minimum tax, which has a slightly more broad base, this...
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she runs google's washington office. she's always been on the cutting edge of things that really matter. let me start off by saying i do not think there is an anti- innovation caucus. i do not think there is anybody who is opposed to innovation. it is a little bit like apple pie or rg3. let me ask you all to describe what we really mean by innovation. what are the two or three priorities we ought to really be talking about? glenn? >> let's start on that side. >> i thought you'd start on that side. >> i go to my right first. >> there are three types of innovation. one is scientific innovation that allows the second innovation which is the technology innovation, to take the underlying discovery and commercialize its, turning it into a product that can be used for consumer customers. what is equally important is how you can then take a discovery, it turned into a technology, and you can deliver it in a way that allows you to build a business that gets you a margin that can support the business. basic science innovation, tec
she runs google's washington office. she's always been on the cutting edge of things that really matter. let me start off by saying i do not think there is an anti- innovation caucus. i do not think there is anybody who is opposed to innovation. it is a little bit like apple pie or rg3. let me ask you all to describe what we really mean by innovation. what are the two or three priorities we ought to really be talking about? glenn? >> let's start on that side. >> i thought you'd...
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work with him to make sure that the american people aren't disadvantaged by what's happening here in washington. >> good morning. you know, i think at this point, pretty much most folks in the country and certainly in this town know where both sides are on taxes. i think we understand that. but to the speaker's point, we have not had any discussion and any specifics with this president about the real problem, which is spending. we have got to do something about the spending. and obsessions to raise taxes is not going to solve the problem. what will solve the problem is, doing something about the entitlements, taking on the wasteful spending in washington. we can't just keep borrowing money and raising taxes and expecting the problem to go away. that is our point to the president. and as the speaker said, we want to sit down with the president and want to talk specifics. we put an offer on the table now. he has out of hand reject that had. where are the specifics and where are the discussions? nothing is going on. the people of this country are suffering. we ask the president, sit down with us a
work with him to make sure that the american people aren't disadvantaged by what's happening here in washington. >> good morning. you know, i think at this point, pretty much most folks in the country and certainly in this town know where both sides are on taxes. i think we understand that. but to the speaker's point, we have not had any discussion and any specifics with this president about the real problem, which is spending. we have got to do something about the spending. and...
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that's some political jargon they quse in washington. what it means if, if we vote against the previous question, we will be empowered to bring forward the middle class tax cut bill. and we'll put it on the floor and mr. walz will be our leader on this pause he's put it in the hopper. may i have 30 additional sends? ms. slaughter: i yield the gentleman another minute. mr. hoyer: we'll put that on the floor and every member of this house, all 433 of us here, 435 members will have the opportunity to say to the american people, yes. yes, on december 12, we're going to tell you that on january 1, your taxes will not go up. give us that opportunity. give us that opportunity to say, yes, to the american middle class. give us the opportunity to say yes to certainty in our economy. give us the opportunity to say yes, we agree on something and aren't you proud of the fact that when we agree, your congress can act. let's say yes. vote no on the previous question and then vote yes for the middle class. and i yield back the balance of my time. the s
that's some political jargon they quse in washington. what it means if, if we vote against the previous question, we will be empowered to bring forward the middle class tax cut bill. and we'll put it on the floor and mr. walz will be our leader on this pause he's put it in the hopper. may i have 30 additional sends? ms. slaughter: i yield the gentleman another minute. mr. hoyer: we'll put that on the floor and every member of this house, all 433 of us here, 435 members will have the opportunity...
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i think it is very interesting that washington, d.c. has all of these things. >> eric lowe watches c-span on comcast. created in 1979, brought to you as a public service by york television providers. >> taking a look at a series of interviews with retiring members. next, a conversation with nebraska democrat ben nelson. in november, he said that he hoped that compromise would not be a four-letter word in the senate. he was part of the gang of four back in 2005. senator nelson will be replaced in january by a republican deb fisher. center view is 40 minutes. >> thank you for spending a half-hour with us to talk about your 12 years in washington. it ended with the reelection of barack obama. if you could think of adjectives, what would they be to describe these seven years? >> interesting. challenging. sometimes totally frustrating. full of opportunities for the country. there were good times during these 12 years, laced together with some that were not so good. 9/11. the anthrax scare. there were also positive things. the election of bar
i think it is very interesting that washington, d.c. has all of these things. >> eric lowe watches c-span on comcast. created in 1979, brought to you as a public service by york television providers. >> taking a look at a series of interviews with retiring members. next, a conversation with nebraska democrat ben nelson. in november, he said that he hoped that compromise would not be a four-letter word in the senate. he was part of the gang of four back in 2005. senator nelson will...
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washington is our problem. host: thank you, frank. >> we will break away and taking live to the white house for today's briefing with spokesperson jakarta. -- jay carney. >> at approximately 10:30 a.m. in the oval office, the president was notified by homeland security adviser john brennan of the shooting in newton, conn. he is receiving war information's as it becomes available about the incident. if we get more information and as we get that, we will provide it to you. i do not have anything to confirm for you at this point. the fbi is reporting -- supporting local authorities as they began to investigate and respond to this incident. they will receive regular updates as the day goes on. >> one follow-up. can relay the president's reaction, his thoughts following the tragedy and the fact that children were involved? >> i would rather not really reaction that this point, because i do not have any confirmation to give to you about what exactly has happened there or potential victims. at this point, i would rath
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there were some graphics this morning from "the washington post." the ban on assault weapons includes massachusetts, maryland, new york, and hawaii. 30 states require -- every port of the mental health of buyers -- require a report of the mental health of buyers. what do you make of the mental health requirements and awaiting periods? what about tightening those laws? guest: i think they will be on the table. there is probably a loophole in the system. on the concealed carry issue -- i do not own a gun. most people who have concealed carry gun permits use them responsibly. illinois is the 50th state. as a percentage of the population, the police officers who are trained are convicted of firearms violations at the same rate as the private citizens who carry concealed weapons and have permits. i do not think it is more unsafe to have private citizens protect us then to have the police protect us if the police cannot get their act in time. it doesn't take more than five minutes to shoot 20 people. you cannot get the police there in time. is somebody ha
there were some graphics this morning from "the washington post." the ban on assault weapons includes massachusetts, maryland, new york, and hawaii. 30 states require -- every port of the mental health of buyers -- require a report of the mental health of buyers. what do you make of the mental health requirements and awaiting periods? what about tightening those laws? guest: i think they will be on the table. there is probably a loophole in the system. on the concealed carry issue --...
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washington, d.c.? --or its it caught up here in washington, d.c.? we want to make sure we're doing a thorough review of the law. every state has some law -- if you're over 14 in pennsylvania, you can sign yourself out. there are a lot of things we don't let kids decide when they are 14. "i need them to be in an institution or hospital, psychiatric hospital or something." the 14 year-old ensign themselves out -- can sign themselves out. a lot of these kids have a situation where their parent is scared to death of them. parents maalox themselves in a car -parents- may have locked themselves in a car. they try to get them in a hospital setting. another aspect is when it comes to dealing with danger, you have children who are in households and parents are feeling in mobilized. conn just turned down a law which would have made it easier to have institutional care for these kids. host: the congressman wants a list of the mental-health programs. are we seeing cuts potentially for mental health programs and what can be done in the next 11 or 12 days? guest:
washington, d.c.? --or its it caught up here in washington, d.c.? we want to make sure we're doing a thorough review of the law. every state has some law -- if you're over 14 in pennsylvania, you can sign yourself out. there are a lot of things we don't let kids decide when they are 14. "i need them to be in an institution or hospital, psychiatric hospital or something." the 14 year-old ensign themselves out -- can sign themselves out. a lot of these kids have a situation where their...
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missouri and washington state are as different as germany and greece. what is it that keeps the united states together? you had a great depression here in the 1930's. things were awful. and yet, i do not believe there were any political movements to get rid of the deficit states from the united states, like there are in europe and portugal and spain and everywhere else that happens to be in deficit. the reason is, the federal- state, especially after 1929 plays the role of the regulator of surplus and deficit recycling around the land. let me give you a simple example. we are in seattle. boeing is sponsoring the lectures. when boeing goes to washington to give a contract for the next generation jet or whatever, they may get it. they do get it. but there are some things attached. like for instance, we want a factory that builds the wings are the engines in tennessee or missouri or arizona. in the deficit regions. this is not philanthropy. this is an act of recycling surplus so the surpluses of the surplus state can continue to be created, produced. you m
missouri and washington state are as different as germany and greece. what is it that keeps the united states together? you had a great depression here in the 1930's. things were awful. and yet, i do not believe there were any political movements to get rid of the deficit states from the united states, like there are in europe and portugal and spain and everywhere else that happens to be in deficit. the reason is, the federal- state, especially after 1929 plays the role of the regulator of...
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[laughter] -- [applause] >> today on "washington journal," john fund talks gun control. more about gun control with democratic pennsylvania congressman allyson schwartz. shall talk about the house legislative agenda and ways to avoid the fiscal cliff. after that, marcia howard of the federal fund for states talks about the impact that sequestration could have on states. plus you're e-mails, phone calls, and tweets. 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> today, defense secretary leon panetta speaks of the national press club. secretary panetta who visited afghanistan last wednesday will discuss defense policies and the challenges facing the u.s. military. this starts live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. monday, the 18 members of ohio costa electoral college cast their electoral votes for president barack obama and vice president joe biden. former ohio gov. ted strickland also served as a presidential elector spoke about the election and the recent school shooting in connecticut. president obama won ohio with 50% of the popular vote over mitt romney who received 48%. this is the
[laughter] -- [applause] >> today on "washington journal," john fund talks gun control. more about gun control with democratic pennsylvania congressman allyson schwartz. shall talk about the house legislative agenda and ways to avoid the fiscal cliff. after that, marcia howard of the federal fund for states talks about the impact that sequestration could have on states. plus you're e-mails, phone calls, and tweets. 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> today, defense secretary...
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smith goes to washington." no matter what your politics are, i cannot imagine anyone watching that film not being somehow moved to have a voice. to be able to put a voice to experience and your point of view. i suppose that gets me every time. >> good choice. >> mine was "it's a wonderful life." it was a snapshot of an imagined america. to the extent that was a window to the rest of the world, people at their best. >> my reaction was open " saturday night live -- was " saturday night live." i love politics, i love the sport of fault -- i love the sport of politics. i like satire. >> i am going to cheat and say "12 angry men." >> all of holland came to a stop at 7:00 on monday night. thank you very much. >> here is what had this christmas eve. george will on the relationship between religion and politics. james taylor and his recent appearance at the national press club. later, michelle obama shows children the white house holiday decorations. >> by the time i was 9 years old, i was handing out leaflets for robe
smith goes to washington." no matter what your politics are, i cannot imagine anyone watching that film not being somehow moved to have a voice. to be able to put a voice to experience and your point of view. i suppose that gets me every time. >> good choice. >> mine was "it's a wonderful life." it was a snapshot of an imagined america. to the extent that was a window to the rest of the world, people at their best. >> my reaction was open " saturday night...
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"washington journal" alive at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> as president obama begins his second term in office, what is most important issue he should consider for 2013? >> make a short video about your message. >> it is the student can video competition with your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. 50,000 total prices. that deadline is january 8th. for more information, go to studentcam.org. >> retired general norman schwarzkopf, commander of forces in desert shield and desert storm died. he commanded a u.s.-led coalition which drove forces under saddam hussein out of kuwait. george is to be bush said that the general epitomized the to become a service, a country creed that has defended the country's freedom and the defense secretary described the four-star army general as one of the great military giants of the 20 century. next, an interview with the retired general on his autobiography. >> general norman schwarzkopf author of "it doesn't take a hero." "almost every soldier in -- almost every general in desert shi
"washington journal" alive at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> as president obama begins his second term in office, what is most important issue he should consider for 2013? >> make a short video about your message. >> it is the student can video competition with your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. 50,000 total prices. that deadline is january 8th. for more information, go to studentcam.org. >> retired general norman schwarzkopf, commander of forces in...
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washington journal, live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> house speaker john boehner today proposed letting tax rates go up on income above $1 million as a short-term step to avoid some of the fiscal cliff. the white house and democratic leaders rejected his offer. we will hear from speaker boehner next. we will also get reaction from democratic house members and senators and later, a news conference with the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. >> our first experience was to come in a different way than every family up here. after dad was sworn in, we took a picture of the family behind the oval office desk. that night, we did not get to move into the white house because nixon have left so quickly, they left their doctor -- daughter and son in law to pack all their clothes and belongings. we had to go back to our little house in alexandria, virginia. the neighborhood was surrounded by secret service. we had in the boehner -- we had been living there. that night, mom was cooking dinner. we were sitting around the din
washington journal, live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> house speaker john boehner today proposed letting tax rates go up on income above $1 million as a short-term step to avoid some of the fiscal cliff. the white house and democratic leaders rejected his offer. we will hear from speaker boehner next. we will also get reaction from democratic house members and senators and later, a news conference with the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. >> our first...
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the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., december 18, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable nan s. hayworth to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the house will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: madam speaker. i have been directed by the house -- sflat that the house that the senate has passed a bill in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, for five minutes. mr. poe: madam s
the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., december 18, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable nan s. hayworth to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the house will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: madam speaker. i have been directed by the house -- sflat that the house that the senate has passed a bill in which the concurrence of the house...
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the gentleman from washington has one minute. mr. smith: i yield myself the balance of my time to close. i really want to close just to emphasize how important the work is that our staffs do. both in the house and the senate. the work that they've done ever since may when we first put together the bill on the house side and then the accelerated time schedule that they had to operate under because the senate waited until december 4 to pass their bill and he to throw together a quick conference report. there are an endless array of critically important legislative issues that are handled in this bill. and the staffs that we have do an amazing job under a tight time line of working together to resolve differences and come up with the best legislation. we have an outstanding staff. we could not do this without them. again i will emphasize i hope this bill shows that it's possible that people who disagree, and you can hear from our debate there are many things we disagree strongly about, certainly republicans and democrats, but also house
the gentleman from washington has one minute. mr. smith: i yield myself the balance of my time to close. i really want to close just to emphasize how important the work is that our staffs do. both in the house and the senate. the work that they've done ever since may when we first put together the bill on the house side and then the accelerated time schedule that they had to operate under because the senate waited until december 4 to pass their bill and he to throw together a quick conference...
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"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] h., congress returns later this week to washington with eight days to go to avoid the so- called fiscal cliff. two republican senators on the sunday talk shows yesterday say they agree with the president's position that both sides should avoid tax hikes on middle-class americans. also, nra executive said the group would not support any new gun laws in this country. good morning this monday, december 24, 2012. we will begin this morning with your thoughts on religion and politics. as a religion influence your political decisions? also send us your tweet if you go to twitter.com -- we will begin with the sunday review section of the "the new york times" yesterday. we want to get your take on this. it does religion influence your politics? with more people saying they are unaffiliated. we want to get your take. here are some comments from facebook this morning. what are your t
"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] h., congress returns later this week to washington with eight days to go to avoid the so- called fiscal cliff. two republican senators on the sunday talk shows yesterday say they agree with the president's position that both sides should avoid tax hikes on middle-class americans. also, nra executive said the group would not support any new gun...
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this is the washington post -- in a side arbucarticle -- that the washington post report on the fiscal cliff this morning. here's an article from "washington times" -- now this is from "politico." a situation that was in the paper couple weeks ago. looks li finally, before we go to phone calls, this article from the daily caller -- again, that is reported in the daily caller. we begin with a call from diane in julian, california, on our democratic line. caller: good morning, peter. my prediction came true, reelecting a president. women against violence acts, being held up by the house. john boehner and the republican house majority leader eric cantor. i tweeted last night quiet late saying the republicans are going to gang up on john boehner. there is an article in the new york times showing they feel he is dragging his feet and waiting until january 3. i also understand that the chairman of the government oversight and reform committee darrell issa, which is from our district here, is holding up the vote on the women against violence act also, which involves the illegals, native ameri
this is the washington post -- in a side arbucarticle -- that the washington post report on the fiscal cliff this morning. here's an article from "washington times" -- now this is from "politico." a situation that was in the paper couple weeks ago. looks li finally, before we go to phone calls, this article from the daily caller -- again, that is reported in the daily caller. we begin with a call from diane in julian, california, on our democratic line. caller: good morning,...
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washington journal, live at tuesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> one of the things that surprised me, i did not conduct a nationwide survey of gun owners, but among people who own guns i talked with, very often reaction -- your way of thinking before and after you have a gun is very different. i think any law-abiding gun owner realizes when he or she has a gun, it is a huge responsibility. if you use this weapon irresponsibly or wrongly, you could get yourself into legal trouble and cause unnecessary misery and death, even, to people you did not intend to do harm to. it makes you very careful. it should make you very careful. for most people, it does. but i think it would make people more careful at the all have to pass some kind of a test. >> you have to do that before you can drive a car. >> and you do not always, before you get a gun. but the former new york times editor on the history of gun ownership and gun-control. from living with guns, saturday night at 10:00 eastern on book tv's afterwards. daniel inouye way, democra
washington journal, live at tuesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> one of the things that surprised me, i did not conduct a nationwide survey of gun owners, but among people who own guns i talked with, very often reaction -- your way of thinking before and after you have a gun is very different. i think any law-abiding gun owner realizes when he or she has a gun, it is a huge responsibility. if you use this weapon irresponsibly or wrongly, you could get yourself into legal trouble and...
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host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good question. it actually isn't really right. so the payroll tax is basically being used as a vehicle to deliver the tax cuts to workers. the way the federal budget accounting works is that the money that is not going into the social security system via the reduced payroll tax, is being reimbursed from general revenue so the reduced -- the reduced payroll tax from the last few years will not affect benefits that you accrue for the future. host: mark of the american enterprise institute writes under the headline "make the middle class pay more." he says -- host: your thoughts about what m
host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good...
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in washington, in washington, they had about 30,000 people then as a city, 12,000 of them were black. the majority of the black people in washington actually in 1830 were free, were not slaves out of the 12,000 black people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835 and what part did francis scott key play. jefferson morley recounts the almost forgotten chapter in american history in "snowstorm in august" part of four days of nonfiction books and aut
in washington, in washington, they had about 30,000 people then as a city, 12,000 of them were black. the majority of the black people in washington actually in 1830 were free, were not slaves out of the 12,000 black people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835 and what part did francis scott key play. jefferson morley recounts the almost forgotten chapter in american history in "snowstorm in august" part of four days of...